Water-heating attachment



M. STARR.

WATER HEATING ATTACHMENT.

AP-PUCATION FILED SEPT.20, 1920. 1,406,771 Patented Feb. 14, 1922.

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MORRIS STARR, OF PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

WATER-HEATING ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented nel). 14, 1922.

Application filed September 20, 1920.` Serial No. 411,657.

Awater backs for heating and supplying a boiler with hot water, but due to the fact that these ranges are not generally used in the summer months, no provision has been made for supplying the boiler with vhot water.

It is therefore one of the objects of this invention to provide a simple and inexpensive attachment which may be positioned in the fire box of a range adjacent the water back to serve as a medium for heating the same when the range is not in use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a water heating attachment of the character described which is equipped with means for regulating and distributing the heat to the water back.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which may also be employed in the capacity of the heater for cooking purposes by shifting the position of the same in the lire box and arranging it adjacent to the top of the stove, directly beneath the lids.

W'ith these and other objects in view, some of which will appear hereafter, reference is made to the following detailed deu scription and accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, in which;

Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional view through a coal range and heating attachment, illustrating the same in applied positior for the purpose of heating the water bac Figure 2 is a side viewof the heatingattachment removed, parts being broken away to disclose the underlying structure.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, 10 designates a coal range having the usual lire box 11 in one side of which is disposed the water back. The heating attachment comprises a rectangular body 13 divided intoa plurality of fuel chambers 14 by the vertical walls 15. One side of the body is provided with a plurality of longitudinally extendingv parallel ribs 16 projecting outwardly therefrom andtraversing the fuel chambers. Each chamber has the side wall adjacent the ribs formed with a plurality of burner openings 17 which establish communication between the interior and the space between the ribs 16. A supply pipe 18 constituting a manifold is connected respectively to each chamber 14 by the valved supply nipples 19, whereby the supply of fuel may be selectively introduced to the chambers and regulated in accordancey with the desires of the user.

In use of the device the body 13 is positioned within the fire box as clearly illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawings, with the ribs 16 disposed adjacent to and in contact with the water back 12 to provide the heating spaces 20. The intake end 21 of the supply pipe or manifold 18 is extended from the stove through a suitable passage 22 and is connected with a source of fuel supply. Vhen the valve is adjusted to admit fuel to the chamber and the same is lighted at the burner openings 17, the water in the water back 12 will be heated to supply the usual boiler for general use in the water system of the house. If desired the heating attachment may be employed for cooking purposes by positioning the same horizontally to dispose the burner openings 17 immediately beneath the top of the stove and under the lids thereof. The ribs 16 function as baffles to retain the heat and prevent loss of power.

While there has been illustrated and described the single and preferred embodiment of the invention, no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details illustrated herein, and the right is reserved to `other embodiments which fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A heater comprising a hollow body divided into a plurality of fuel receiving chambers arranged side by side, a plurality of ribs projecting from one side of said body and traversing the fuel receiving chambers to define independent combustion spaces between the body,'the ribs and the article to be heated, said body having openings therethrough for establishing communication respectively between the chambers and combustion spaces. y

2. A heater comprising a rectangular body having` a plurality of fuel receiving chambers arraliged side by side, a plurality oparallel baille ribs projecting from one side of said body and extending transversely thereof to define therebetween combustion spaces When the outer edges of the ribs are brought in contact With an article to be heated, said body having openings therethrough for establishing communication 4respectively between the fuel receiving chambers and the combustion spaces, and a valve controlled intake for each chamber.

A heater comprising a hollow rectangular body having a plurality or' parallel dividing Walls therein providing independent fuel receiving chambers arranged side by side, a plurality of parallel ribs projecting `from one of the side Walls of said body an MORRIS STARR 

